Onfido receives SOC 2 Type 2 compliance
Onfido has completed the Service Organisation 2 (SOC 2), Type 2 certification which confirms the company’s commitment to protect customer…
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Face biometrics deployed for train station security in Asia, Germans pushback on public surveillance
Osaka Metro in Japan started testing in December a facial recognition solution that lets people take the train just by…
Smart city spending climbs along with deep reservations by residents
Citizen protests and lawsuits notwithstanding, municipalities around the world are rushing to install surveillance systems marketed as smart city technology….
U.S. lawmakers hold third facial recognition hearing as more government bans and privacy bills introduced
On January 15 the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform is holding its third hearing focused on biometric facial…
Scottish Justice Secretary trusts independent biometrics commissioner will gain public trust in data use
Scottish Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has made the commitment that the long-awaited biometrics commissioner will make the public more confident…
New York MTA sued over alleged use of biometric surveillance tech in subway
New York privacy watchdog the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP) filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on…
Comparitech report shows 17 countries collecting biometric data for SIM card registration
With more than 5.1 billion global mobile phone users accounting for some 70 percent of the world’s population, a number…
New Hampshire Senate pushes back Biometric Information Protection Bill
The New Hampshire Senate has pushed back on the Biometric Information Protection Bill that the House passed last year that…
South Wales police heavily criticized for facial recognition use at football derby
South Wales police are deploying biometric facial recognition technology at a major football derby between Cardiff City and Swansea City…
TechFreedom urges Supreme Court to hear Facebook biometric data privacy arguments
TechFreedom is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Facebook’s appeal of the decision to certify a Biometric Information Privacy…
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